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They say those who smile the brightest hide behind the darkest pasts.
From USA Today Bestselling Author Shey Stahl comes a story about finding yourself through an emotionally packed coming-of-age novel of lies and betrayal.
Barrette Blake has virtually no memory of the night her world changed forever. With the unwavering support of her best friend, she tries to piece together her life and her foggy memories of that night. She’s focused and resilient, but on the inside, she’s losing hope she’ll ever be whole again.
Asa Lawson has it all together—on the field that is. He dominates the college football scene, but his life is messy. He’s in love with the girl who can’t love herself after everything that’s happened to her. While everything around him is spiraling out of control and threatens to come crashing down completely, the truth about the night that destroyed his childhood friend is revealed.
She’s hiding from the night she doesn’t remember.
And he’s going to show her she’s worth the risk.
She’s consumed by despair.
He won’t let her give up.
MY OPINION
Shey Stahl accustomed us to the fact, that in her books she talks about difficult subjects.
When I saw the title of 'Saving Barrette' the first time, I knew that this book will be painful and hard.
I didn't read the blurb, like always, so when this book appeared on my Kindle, I opened it and started reading.
And... WOAH. This time the main theme is so really tough.
Barrette and her friends had a party. This girl is a wet dream of all boys in the city, but she is keeping her virginity to this one and only guy – Asa Lawson. The party is on and everybody are a little drunk, so no one notices that Barrette is missing.
And she was raped.
Asa wanted talk with her, because they have a common past, but he couldn't find Barrette. Then he saw her on the ground, half naked and utterly druged. He helped her and she woke up at hospital, where doctors were asking her about the accident and about DNA test to have a medical raport about rape. Her first word is 'no', but with Asa's little help finally she agreed to exam.
Day in a day out,they'd get to know each other and shared secrets.
But do Barrette and Asa will be together?
And will justice be enough and the rapists go to jail?
I am in deep shock.
When I finished 'Saving Barrette' first what I done was wrote a message to Shey and with havoc in my head write about this book some words.
Now, I must write a full review, but still – I don't know what to write.
This book is full of emotions!
While reading I was thinking that I will throw out my Kindle from the window with words „get the fuck away from me!”. This story is so hard, so intense and so paintful. But 'Saving Barrette' has a happy moments with sex scenes and a little laugh.
Barrette is like a normal girl. Shey Stahl gave her behavior before and after the rape in an incredibly precise manner. We can read about carefree young girl and sad, ruined women.
I totally like her and now, when I ended this book, I still feel her pain.
Asa is a guy, who everyone want to have. He is a good boy with ambitions. When he saw Barrette on the ground, naked, he knews that she needs him much more than only in the way to the hospital. He sacrificed for her more that she thinks.
'Saving Barrette' is raw, heartbreaking book. This story will stay in my heart more than the others. The rape subject, which Shey Stahl choose is very hard to write, but the author handled it perfectly well.
It was a pleasure to read this book, but it was a different pleasure. I can't even describe what kind of pleasure it is. You must read this book and feel this story by yourself.
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